After the first quarter of 2012 drew to a close, people have been buzzing about all sorts of data which have shown such impressive sales activities and price increases all over the state of Florida.

Singapore may introduce additional measures to cool the housing market after private home sales reached a record in the first quarter as more “shoebox” apartments were sold, property services company Jones Lang LaSalle Inc. and brokerages including Nomura Holdings Inc. said.

April sales of existing homes and condominiums in the Chicago area rose dramatically from their year-ago pace, and home prices showed some stability last month as well.